1930 – 2015 AUBURN — Raymond L. Gagne, 84, of Lane Road in Greene, died Monday, Aug. 17, surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 26, 1930, a son of the late Wilda and Elise Weiriot […]
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Sabattus assembling town manager search committee
SABATTUS — Selectman Jeff Baril will oversee a town manager search committee, the board announced Tuesday. The process will likely take one to two months. Any resident who would like to be on the committee is asked to contact Town Clerk Suzanne Adams by Aug. 31 at 375-4104 or at the Town Hall at 190 […]
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George J. Stone
1925 – 2015 LEWISTON — George J. Stone of Sabattus and Gulfport, Fla., passed away on Thursday, July 30, at d’Youville Pavilion after a short illness. George was born in Lewiston on March 9, 1925, the younger son of Winnifred (Parent) and George Holland Stone. George graduated in 1943 from Lewiston High School. At LHS, […]
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Anne Marie Y. Parent
1966 – 2015 AUBURN — Anne Marie Y. Parent, 49, of Sabattus passed away Wednesday, August 5, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Auburn, following a courageous 11-year battle with cancer. Born in Lewiston on April 30, 1966, she was the daughter of Donald and Rita Boisvert Martin. She was […]
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How to handle lead paint ‘on the job’
SABATTUS — It looked like any other house in need of work, but it wasn’t for Randy Trefethen and his team from Renovate Right Construction. Danger lurked on the job. The house was packed with lead paint, a poison that can damage the brain and organs when it gets into the bloodstream through lead dust […]
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Sabattus mill rate set
SABATTUS — At the selectmen’s bi-monthly meeting Tuesday evening, the board voted 2-1 to set the mill rate at $17.90 for the 2016 fiscal year. This is a 10-cent increase from the mill rate for fiscal year 2015 and equates to a $10 tax increase for a property valued at $100,000. Selectman Michelle Ames initially […]
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Kidney transplant ‘went perfect’
SABATTUS — After undergoing a successful kidney transplant, donor Kathy Pare said she’ll be ready to drive her bus when school opens Sept. 2. “Everything went fantastic,” she said. As soon as recipient Mike Blais woke up from surgery on July 21, he said he was feeling better. “It went perfect,” Blais said. “I could […]
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RSU 4 budget goes to referendum vote
WALES — Superintendent Jim Hodgkin presented a revised Regional School Unit 4 budget of $18,564,945, reduced $51,000 from the budget rejected last month, to approximately 44 voters at the town meeting Wednesday evening. Hodgkin opened the meeting with a short presentation explaining how the reduced budget had been configured and expressed his satisfaction in the […]
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Reduced RSU 4 budget up for vote
SABATTUS ? The budget approved by Regional School Unit 4’s community members at last month’s budget meeting has not been adopted, and since then, two significant changes have taken place. The school board reduced the budget by $51,000 and the passage of the state budget will result in the district getting an additional $176,000 in […]
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Sabattus town manager attends final meeting
SABATTUS — On Tuesday evening, Town Manager Andrew Gilmore facilitated his final meeting of the Board of Selectmen. Gilmore’s last day in office will be Thursday, July 23. The board members presented Gilmore with a desk clock containing an engraved message of thanks for his service to the town of Sabattus. Selectmen Chairman Mark Duquette […]